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Bees nesting in roof

Hi,

I have what I *think* is some bees nesting behind my roof soffits. There's usually (today at least, with good weather!) around 1-3 of them buzzing around the entrance that I can see them coming in and out of. I've snapped a photo of one of them when it descended closer to the ground:

As madasafish points out, they will number in the hundreds in the nest and will die off at the end of summer. They shouldn't cause a nuisance and are not aggressive so I'd second the suggestion to enjoy them while they're there

There is also a project plotting sightings as its a relatively new species to the uk so you might like to try and grab another photo or two and complete a survey entry: